[TowerTalk] Help Identifying tower from photo

Jack/W6NF vhfplus at bmg50.com
Tue Jan 29 00:48:59 EST 2008


Pete Smith wrote:
> Probably Rohn 20, or maybe 25 - need the diameter of the legs and the 
> center-to-center spacing, plus the number of cross-members in each 10-foot 
> section.
>
> 73,m Pete N4ZR
>
> At 08:18 PM 1/28/2008, Derek Cohn/WB0TUA wrote:
>   
>> Hi Don,
>>
>> Here they are as .JPEGs....thank you for your suggestion:
>>
>> http://www.mindspring.com/~vibroplex/mystery_tower.jpg
>> http://www.mindspring.com/~vibroplex/mystery_tower2.jpg
>> http://www.mindspring.com/~vibroplex/mystery_tower3.jpg
>> http://www.mindspring.com/~vibroplex/mystery_tower4.jpg
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Derek Cohn
>> Morse Telegraph Club - Alton Chapter
>> Office UD, Sine DJ
>> Amateur Radio Station - WBØTUA
>> 1969 Brunswick M274A5 Mechanical Mule
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <n8de at thepoint.net>
>> To: "Derek Cohn/WB0TUA" <vibroplex at mindspring.com>
>> Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 7:05 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Help Identifying tower from photo
>>
>>
>> Would be glad to help, but .bmp images are awful to process.
>> Try resending this email to the reflector using JPG pics.
>> Don
>> N8DE
>>
>> Quoting Derek Cohn/WB0TUA <vibroplex at mindspring.com>:
>>
>>     
>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>
>>> Someone sent me a few photos of a tower that they want to sell.
>>> However, I'm having trouble determining what tower it is.  My   thinking
>>> is that it's Rohn 25G but I'm not very knowledgeable about   these.  I
>>> guess it could be Rohn 6.  I put the photos up on the web   in hopes that
>>> someone might recognize it.  They're not very helpful   photos but some of
>>> you eagle-eyed list members might be able to   recognize it from the
>>> little information that is in the pics:
>>>
>>> http://www.mindspring.com/~vibroplex/mystery_tower.bmp
>>> http://www.mindspring.com/~vibroplex/mystery_tower2.bmp
>>> http://www.mindspring.com/~vibroplex/mystery_tower3.bmp
>>> http://www.mindspring.com/~vibroplex/mystery_tower4.bmp
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help you guys can offer.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Derek Cohn
>>> Morse Telegraph Club - Alton Chapter
>>> Office UD, Sine DJ
>>> Amateur Radio Station - WBØTUA
>>> 1969 Brunswick M274A5 Mechanical Mule
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Don't forget the possibility that it could be Tri-Ex T-15. I have four 
sections of it, along with Rohn 25, and at first glance they look 
identical. The center-to-center spacing of the legs is slightly greater 
on the T-15.

73,

Jack, W6NF



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